Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… three magnificent pieces? A 1937 newspaper item states that the art went into the new 1911 bank. Since then, no trace."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… several libraries in the area and the Maine State Library for advice about the organization and structures needed to establish and furnish a…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… of the newsprint manufactured in the United States. All during the 1890's Hugh could see the growth of the country needing many more tons of fine…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"In the United States, about 670,000 people died of the flu, out of a population of 105 million. Soldiers serving in the military in crowded…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… Warde, to bring the Mercy community to the United States. Another intrepid leader, she established the first foundation of the Sisters of Mercy in…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"Another important outreach program, Gary’s House, provides gracious space for patients and/or families whose loved one is undergoing medical care."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The second fire was April 28, 1919, 18 houses and a school house burned, there was about a $30,000 loss, partly recovered by insurance."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… porch are Douglas fir, imported from Washington State and Oregon. Some of the people who owned the bed and breakfast after the Genthers are Micajah…"

Acadian Archives

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Colby College Special Collections

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In 1903 the United States Post Office was located in the Braeburn Building on the corner of Water and North Main Street."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… area, as well as other areas in and out of the state of Maine. Jacob Abbott’s impact on the higher level of education in Farmington can still be…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"The Ladies' Home Journal stated in one issue, "Sugar cane is needed to make molasses. Molasses is used to make industrial alcohol which is needed to…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"Even though PCHS never won a state championship, they have won the league championships. It was hard to get into the championship because at that…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… commissions in fifty Maine communities across the state. In 1896, George M. Coombs invited his two most experienced draftsmen to form the…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"When they returned to the United States, Charlotte attended Bangor High School in Maine. She stayed with relatives that were close in the area."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… the next twenty years it was known as Farmington State Teacher’s College, but the name was changed to Farmington State College in 1965."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… Historical Society By 1916 Guilford had built a state of the art grade school building located behind where the high school stood."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… Portland in the professional journal of the Maine State Nurse’s Association (The Maine R.N.) noted, “book training” was essential to success."